I’ve mentioned this before, but I have a friend taking on the immense challenge that is the Arch to Arc. As he describes it on his Just Giving page:
“I will attempt the world’s most difficult triathlon – The Arch to Arc. I will run 87 miles from Marble Arch to Dover. Within 48 hours of beginning that run I will attempt to swim the English Channel solo. On completion of that I will then cycle the 180 miles to the Arc de Triomphe in Paris. It is a huge undertaking: You may think that an 87 mile run is a challenge but it pales into insignificance compared to the enormity of swimming the English Channel. That is like climbing Everest with a fridge on your back! To date, only 13 people have completed the task – one more than has stood on the moon. In September I will be the oldest person to attempt the Challenge at the grand old age of 49.”
It’s almost too much to even contemplate for us mere mortals.
Well, the challenge will start this weekend (weather dependent) and so this post is my way of wishing him good luck and pushing you to his Just Giving page – https://www.justgiving.com/PaulParrishArch2Arc/. There will also be a tracker that can be found on the Enduroman homepage and will be activated once Paul starts.
You can read about Paul’s training on his blog here.
1000kmstowindermere 